objective: this study was conducted to compare the effects of clomipramine and fluoxetine on fasting blood glucose (fbs) in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd). method: thirty nondiabetic children with ocd entered this randomized trial. subjects were between 7 to 17 years of age and had not received any medication that could affect blood glucose level for at least 2 weeks prior to...

purpose aerobic exercise has been identified as the main treatment for type 2 diabetic patients. such an exercise, however, is usually repined by some of patients who suffer from lack of stamina. therefore, whole body vibration has recently been introduced as a passive intervention. the present study aimed at comparing how aerobic exercise and whole body vibration affect glycaemia control in ty...

there are many reports for involvement of atp-sensitive potassium channels in pancreatic, cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells. this study examined the effect of single doses of k+ channel openers diazoxide, minoxidil and k+ channel blockers chlorpropamide, glibenclamide on serum concentration of aldosterone in male rats. blood samples were obtained 60 minutes after drug treatment and serum...

conclusions hexagonal water has no significant effect(s) on total cholesterol, hdl, and ldl; however, more experiments are needed to clarify all aspects of hexagonal water consumption on diabetes. background diabetes is one of the most prevalent abnormalities in all over the world. nowadays, there are lots of attempts to reduce its disturbances and defects by changing life style to access some ...

background: designing the effective and early interventions can prevent progression of prediabetes to diabetes. few studies have shown the effect of flaxseed on glycemic control. this study aimed to assess the effect of flaxseed powder on insulin resistance (ir) indices and blood pressure in prediabetic individuals. materials and methods: in a randomized clinical trial, 99 prediabetic individua...

objective(s):in insulin resistance, the insulin action in liver, muscles and adipocytes decreases and result in hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hyperinsulinemia. in this study we evaluate the effect of zataria multiflora extract on insulin sensitivity in high fructose fed insulin resistant rats, since this extract was shown antihyperglycemic effect in streptozotocin induced diabetes in rats.   ...

Resistance to insulin-mediated glucose disposal has been previously shown to be increased in association with obesity, high blood pressure, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. We initiated the present study to quantify the separate effects of hypertension and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus on insulin resistance in both nonobese and obese subjects. To accomplish this, 88 subjec...